Amazing Facts About Fur: Dressing for the Arctic
byAsk most people what fur is good for and they’ll say it keeps the wearer – animal or human – warm. True enough, but…
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EU Sealing Policy Is Hypocritical, Anti-Democratic
byThe European Union recently announced that products made from seals hunted by Inuit people can continue to be sold in the EU despite the 2009…
Terry Vourantonis: My Life in the Fur Trade
byMy life in the fur trade began as a teenager, back in 1968, with a summer job for a fur broker – a man…
Fur Family Photo Album – from Truth About Fur
byAfter some 30-odd years of tracking animal activists and speaking out for the fur trade (and some of those years were quite “odd” indeed!),…
I’m an Artisan Designer; Fur and Leather Keep Me Warm
byAs the cold weather settles in for another few months, I cuddle in my small country home on the Bay of Fundy. I put…
After 50 Years, Fur Trade Turns Tables on Activists
byWe are the people of the fur trade and we will be silent no longer! That is the new rallying cry of our proud and…
Taking New Trappers on Trapline Is Fun, Helps the Cause
byWhen I started trapping in 1959, it was a lot easier than it is now. Oh, sure, there’s more information and better equipment available…
Trappers Must Educate Non-Trappers About What We Do
byThe TV news item was about the upcoming duck season, and the soundtrack in the background was a recording of somebody blowing a duck…
I Have a Lot of Respect for Trappers
byOn a recent Saturday I attended a small trapper gathering and I must say I always walk away from these events having learned a…